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Recent Examples of ice storm
Those outages were the result of power lines being downed by the snow and ice storm that hit the region mid-week.
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David Blackmon, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The National Weather Service has placed North Florida under a winter storm warning, with some predicting the Gulf’s biggest snow and ice storm in more than 100 years.
—NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
Thousands of people have been urged to avoid all travel as a powerful ice storm sweeps across the U.S., with the National Weather Service (NWS) issuing weather warnings from Saturday through Sunday.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
The incoming snow and cold pile onto last week's brutal weather, which saw power outages from a snow and ice storm, extreme winds and heavy rainfall.
Driving the news: The imminent 24-hour event prompted Gov. Youngkin on Tuesday afternoon to warn residents to stay home.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
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David Blackmon, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The National Weather Service has placed North Florida under a winter storm warning, with some predicting the Gulf’s biggest snow and ice storm in more than 100 years.
—NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
Thousands of people have been urged to avoid all travel as a powerful ice storm sweeps across the U.S., with the National Weather Service (NWS) issuing weather warnings from Saturday through Sunday.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
The incoming snow and cold pile onto last week's brutal weather, which saw power outages from a snow and ice storm, extreme winds and heavy rainfall.
Driving the news: The imminent 24-hour event prompted Gov. Youngkin on Tuesday afternoon to warn residents to stay home.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ice storm
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The prosecution argued that Read intentionally or recklessly struck O’Keefe with her SUV and left him for dead outside in a snowstorm and then tried to cover it up.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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That evening, Read and O’Keefe went out with friends to two bars in Canton – a suburb about 20 miles south of Boston – ahead of a historic snowstorm.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
18 June 2025
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The family of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, killed on Jan. 29, 2022 during a blizzard, is still searching for justice this week, days after jurors cleared his ex-girlfriend Karen Read of homicide charges.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2025
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One defense expert suggested that O’Keefe’s injuries were caused by a dog, backing up the defense’s theory that O’Keefe was beaten inside the home of a fellow cop, attacked by his dog and discarded outside during a blizzard.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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High-latitude communications infrastructure, although limited, is vital for tracking vessels, monitoring weather, and integrating surveillance systems.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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People living in the Midwest and Northeast can be forgiven for having a sense of weather déjà vu: Almost exactly one year ago, a heat dome brought record high temperatures to those areas, sending summer to a scorching start.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
24 June 2025
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These tempests created unpredictable conditions on the peak, confounded meteorologists, and stymied elite climbers hoping to set speed records.—
Ben Ayers,
Outside Online,
4 June 2025
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Into this local tempest rode Richard Spencer on his own high white horse.—
Deborah Baker
June 3,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2025
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How to act during strong winds Take shelter: Immediately go inside a sturdy building during a high wind warning or severe thunderstorm warning and move to an interior room or basement.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2025
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The longest weather delay came on Friday, when Benfica’s 6-0 win over Auckland City was marred by a two-hour weather delay due to thunderstorms in Orlando, again.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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“Ice storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ice%20storm. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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